Righteous anger, wrong target

The killing of Cecil the lion has unleashed a river of emotion and empathy, not to mention death threats and demands for retribution. Wouldn’t it be nice if people merited the same concern?

Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who killed Cecil the lion, has gone into hiding amid an international outcry over the death of the protected African lion, who was wearing a radio collar and being monitored by British researchers.

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